Tool container



June 1927' wc. CLIFFORD TOOL CONTAINER vF'iled Sept. 10, 1923 2;INVENTOR. ar zpeemz JIM %$ATT0RNEY 1llllillil l idilllilliil PatentedJune 14, 1927.

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Appli catl qnfiled Septeinberlfl, 1923. Serial No. 661,804.

This invention relates to'tool containers,

and more particularly to the portable variety for carrying a set oftools such as em ployed, for example, by carpenters, having 5 as itschief object the provision of a sim 1e,

and practical container of this character or a set of tools combinedwith one of the tools such forexample as a brace in-such a way that thelatter is securely held partially within the container when the latteris closed with its handle serving as a convenient handle for thecontainer also, but is released for use when the container is opened. 7

To these and other ends the invention con- 5 sists in certainimprovements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter morefully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims atthe end of the specification.

In the drawin s: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a container and braceembodying the present invention; Figure 2 is a plan view of the samewith the brace in section;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional elevation on the line 3*3 in Figure2, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail View of a portion of the container.

Similar reference numerals throughout the :10 several views indicate thesame parts.

The embodiment of the invention herein disclosed by way of illustrationcomprises, preferably, a simple rectangular container constructed in thepresent instance of sheet metal in separable parts or halves 5 and 6, asshown, hinged together at the bottom of the container as at 7 so thatthey may be swung apart at the opposite side to afford full access tothe interior. The halves are of equal width in the present instance,although this may be varied if so desired,,and the sides are preferablyribbed or channeled as at 8 to afford increased stiifness.- The cornersand edges may also be reinforced by caps 9 as shown, to take the wearand stiffen the body at these portions. Suitable means are provided forsecuring the halves together in closed position, to which end the top ofthe side 6 preferably has an opening 10 cut therein (Fi 'ure 4) throughwhich is passed and pivotal ly engaged a hasp 11 fitting over a stapleor catch 12 on the other container half 5, and a suit-able lock 13 maybe provided for locking the parts together after being closed.

' The practical and economical form of container described above hascombined therewith a brace of the usual variety in such a manner thatthe brace is securely fixed to the container when the latter is closedand carried partly inside the same, with the crank handle of the brace,however, disposed conveniently above the central top portion of thecontainer to serve as a handle for the latter also; To this end one orboth of the container parts has the 'meetingcdge thereof at the top ofthe container recessed'as at 14, (Figure'2) to receive the shank'15 ofthe brace on opposite sides of the crankhandle 15 thereof; When thecontainer brace, and also its chuck portion 18 are dis? posed within thecontainer while the crank handle of the brace projects in spaced relation outside the container to afford a convenient handle for thecontainer.

As soon as the container is opened, of course, the brace is released,but with the parts locked inthe assembled relation shown it isimpossible to detach the brace. The latter is thus carried with its padand chuck portions protected within the container, and with its crankhandle forming a substantial and convenient handle for the container.The brace is arranged to occupy a minimum of space and is so combinedwith the construction of'the container as to afford a very simple andeconomical equipment.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a tool container, the combination of a brace having a crank handleintermediate its breast pad and chuck, and a container having separateparts including oppositely disposed aligned edge portions adapted to beclosed about the shank'of said brace with said pad and chuck thereofinside the container and said brace handle outside the container servingas a handle for the container, said brace being entirely supported bysaid aligned edge portions when the container is closed and free to dropaway from the same upon opening the container.

2. In a tool container, the combination of a brace having a crankhandleintermediate its breast pad and. chuck, and a container comprising partshinged at one side to open at the other, the adjacent edges of said openside bein recessed to receive the the brace. shank with the pad andchuck thereof inside the container and the crank handle thereof outsidethe container to serve as a handle for the latter said brace beingentirely supported by said adjacent edges when the container is closedand being freed thereby upon opening the container.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handlehaving a bowed central portion and oppositely extending portions alignedwith said central portion and a container provided with relativelymovable sections having adjacently disposed edge portions extending in acommon plane one of which is notched to receive the oppositely extendingend portions of said handle whereby they are adapted to extend beneathand into direct supporting enga ement with one of said sections, saidhandle being free to drop away from said sections upon separation ofsaid edge portions.

WILEY C. CLIFFORD.

